Perambulator and other vehicle



June 10, 1924; 1,497,247

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Patented June 10, 1924,

PERAMBULATOB AND OTHER, VEHICLE.

Application filed January 30, 1820. Serial No. 355,100.

T all whom z't'xm ag concern:

Be it known that HUBERT EUGENE Scnrr'rron, a subject of the King of Great Britain and Ireland, residing at Catford, in the county of Kent, England, have invented improvements in or Relating to Peranibulators and Other Vehicles, of which the following is a specification. V

This invention relates to perambulators, push cars and baby carriages generally, and other vehicles in which in order to facilitate interchangeability of upholstery, simplification of manufacture, and cleaning of the upholstery and other parts of the vehicle,

' the upholstery is attached to one or more frames that is or are adapted to be placed in position in the vehicle for use and re moved therefrom as and when desired.

The present invention has for its object to enable the upholstery material to be secured in a more advantageous manner to the frame or frames than heretofore, to admit of the upholstered frame or frames being inserted in place and held in position in the body of the vehicle and of being removed therefrom, in an easier and more advantageous manner thanusual and to provide a vehicle body of improved construction for use with such upholstered frames.

For these purposes the frame, or each frame, to be upholstered is adapted at its upper and lower end portions to admit of readily the upholstery material being clamp, clinched or held in place and at its upper end portion is provided with a lateral extension or enlarg'ed part adapted to be supported or held in position by the upper end portion of the body of the vehicle.

The body of the vehicle, particularly in the case of a perambulator or like vehicle, may be in one piece of sheet metal formed to shape, as by stamping, or in two or more pieces of sheet metal, as for examplewhen the body is of approximately semicylindrical or other dished shape, but, par ticularly where internal or external flanges, lugs and the like are required, the body may be built up of a number of pieces of sheet metal. The upper portions of the body of the vehicle may be especially adapted to support or engage the upper portions of the upholstered frame or frames to hold the latter in position for use. For this purpose the upper portion of the body may be enlarged as by providing it with inwardly or outwardly extending flanged portions designed to carry or to receive the lateral extension or enlarged part of the upper portion or portions of the frame or frames. Or, the

.iipholstered frame or frames may be adapted to engage with and be carried by an upper plain edge portion of the body.

In order however that the invention may be better understood it will now be further described with reference to the aceompanying drawings] whereof Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a body, substantially semicylindrical in shape of a vehicle, for example a perambulator, Figs. 2 and 3 being detail sect-ions corresponding respectively to the lines A A and B B of Fig. 1.. Figs. 4 and 5 are views similar to Fig. 3 of modified forms of joint. Fig. 6 is a perspective view of an upholstery frame suit able for the body shown in Fig. '1, and

Fig. 7 is a sectional view of one of the uppermembers of such frame and theadja: cent portion of thebody of the vehicle and corresponding to the line C C of Fig. 6. Fig. 8 is a view similar to Fig. 7 of a modified construction. 9 is a perspective view of a portion of another form of body adapted to be upholstered in an other way, and Fig. 10 is a section on the line D D of Fig. 9 of one portion'of such a body and an upholstered frame therefor. Fig. 11 is a view of a portion of the frame alone. Fig. 12 is a similar view to Fig. 10 showing another modification. Figs. 13, 14, 15 and 16 show further modified arrangements.

Referring first to Figs. 1 and 2, the body of the vehicle comprises two semi-circular or equivalently shaped sides 0;, a and a semicylindrical or equivalently shaped uniting portion 6, constituting the bottom and ends, the several members being formed with a flange 0 that extends. both inwardly and downwardly producing a concealed channel 0 The several members of such a body may have square or curved meeting edges and any .well known or suitable method of jointing them together may be employed, such as providing the edges with lnterlocking regions and soldering the ]o1 nt to produce a flush surface, brazing, butt Welding, riveting and the like. Thus, in Figs. 1 and 3, the edges are square, formed with an interlock d and soldered. In Fig. 4 the edges are curved and butt welded at c, whilst in Fig. 5 the edges are square, overlap, are riveted at f and finally soldered. Each side member a of the body and also it may be, the bottom and end member 6 thereof, may be dished, recessed or equivalently shaped'at a part or parts thereof to form one or more panels of any desired shape, or one or more corrugations or equivalent, with a View to imparting some desired effect of ornamentation, or to impart greater strength, to the member, or for both of these reasons.

The upholstery for such a body may be carried by a frame 9 as shown in Fig. 6 the upper members of which have a flanged marginal edge 2', shown more clearly in Fig. 7, adapted to rest upon the flanged part c of the body a and to be secured there to, if necessary, by screws j passing through the flanges c i and adapted to be received by nuts or angle pieces is appro priately screw-threaded and soldered or otherwise fastened in the concealed channel 0 The flanged margin 2' of the frame may,

as shown, be formed by suitably creasing or folding a relatively narrow length of sheet metal longitudinally so as to form at the same time a housing for the reception of the edge portion of the upholstering materials m, m and between the parts of which the said edge portions can be sub sequently clinched or clamped together, there being say a bead n at the upper edge of the housing and a flange h at the lower edge, so that the whole frame has a finished appearance and can be held snugly in position upon the-body a b of the vehicle. The lower edge portions of the upholstering materials m, m are similarly clamped in the lower flanged margin i of the frame g.

As an alternative to the foregoing, the upholstery frame may, as shown in Fig. 8, comprise upper members having an outer margin p curved in cross section and adapted to receive the enlarged edge of say the lining m and outer covering 7% after these have been assembled andsewn together as at 9" around a cord 8. or the like,

such cord or equivalent and the materials being firmly secured in the channel formed by mechanically closin the metal of the curved margin p aroun them. The upholstery m, m in this case obscures the framingentirely, the material m resting directly upon the upper flanged portion 0 of the body a of the perambulator, or being supported at a distance beyond the same upon an outwardly extending flanged portion of the body of the vehicleso as to constitute an over-hanging padded edge. It, will be obvious that in lieu of such a frame mem her, a tube slit longitudinally might be ear ployed, the corded or equivalently beaded edge of the upholstery being slipped end-- wise into the tube.

As another modification, in lieu of a single upholstery frame, each region to be padded may be provided with a separate frame adapted to be supported in any of the ways hereinbefore described.

An example of this kind is shown in Figs. 9, 10 and 11 where the concealed marginal channel 0 at the upper edge of the body a, b is formed by curving inwards the edge portion t. Each side a, as well as each end of the body part 7 is provided with a separate frame g the upper and lower members u, 'v of which, formed of sheet metal, are of the section shown in Fig. 10, the upholstery materials m, m being secured with a clamping or clinching action at the grooved portions to and m of the upper member a and in the grooved portion of the lower member '0. The upper frame member a has a lateral extensionin the form of a roll edge 2 which stands sufficient-1y far from the frame proper to enable it to be interlocked with the concealed channel 0 formed by the edge t, the engagement and disengagement being easily effected by an angular movement of the frame g, as will be understood from Fig. 10, in which one of the endupholstered side frames 5 is indicated in dot and dash lines as ready for removal.

One or each of the upholstered end frames for the perambulator may be extended upward to a greater height than the side frames in order to form a head or back rest. In this case. the upper member u of the frame may be shaped andv be of the rela tively greater dimensions shown in Fig. 12, to form the clamping or clinching portions 10 and a: for the edge portions of the upholstering materials m, m a roll edge 2 for engagement with the curved edge t of the end portion b of the body of the perambulator and with a rounded upper tubular por tion a around which the upholstering material m, m and padding m extend. The lower clamping or clinching member for the upholstering material may be similar to that shown at the lower end of the frame in Fig. 10. s

The various framesrest at their lower edges upon suitable supports, such as the ledges 1 (Figs. 9 and 10), adapted to carry removable seats, one of which occupies the position indicated in dot and dash lines at 2 in Fig. 10, in which position it looks the various side and end frames against movement until it isitself removed. The side ledges 1 are carried by vertical supports 1 fixed to the sides of the body. The end ledges may be fixed to, the ends of the portion 72 of the body and to the side ledges. The vertical support 1 may, as shown, be connected to cross i u (a 5, 6 and a beaded edge members 1- fixed to the bottom of the vehicle body. By this construction, the body although formed of light sheet material is rendered very strong and rigid; and also it prevents or minimizes vibration in the body.

111 some cases the upper edges of the side and end members a, b and c of the body of the vehicle may be left plain, that is to say, without flanges, and the upper end of each of the upholstered frames 9 be provided, asshown in Fig. 13, with grooved metal portions g adapted to fit over and rest upon the said plain upper edge portions ofthe body and with other grooved portions at w and a to receive and clamp the adjacent portions of the lining m and covering material an of the upholstery.

The seat or seats may either he incorporated in the removable upholstered frame (Fig. 6), or it or they may be separate therefrom and be permanently or removably secured to the body of the vehicle. A removable seat is shown at 2 in Fig. 10. The upholstery frame 9 or frames g in lieu of being of metal, which is preferred, may be of wood or other suitable material;

In Fig. 14, a holder consisting of single sheet of metal 3 is shown as formed with a roll 4, circular clinching or holding regions 7, the material m, in addition to being secured in such regions as before described, or by pins or cores threaded through loops of the material and passed. through the said holding portions 5 and 6, being attached to the lower edge of the sheet 3 of metal by a U shaped strip 8 of sheet metal. The beaded edge 7 is adapted tobe received by a channel in the vehicle body as described with reference to Fig. 10.

A direct modification of this arrangement is shown in Fig. 15 where the beaded edge 7 is received behind a beaded edge 9 upon the vehicle body. In Fig. 16 a roll is formed separately from a sheet metal-holder 11 and a member 12 having a beaded edge 13, a sheet of upholstery material m being first applied to the roll and secured by sewing through piercings at 1 1 in the flanges 15 of the roll, the holder 11, after it has been also covered with a sheet of upholstery material m, and the member 12, being secured to opposite sides of the roll flanges 15, as by bolts and nuts '16. A device such as a plug 17 may be inserted in each end of the roll 10 to neatly hold the edges of upholstery tucked in the latter.

lVhilst the invention has been described.

as particularly applicable to perambulators,

with holding means comprising adjacent 2. In a vehicle, a bodily removable upholstered member comprising an upholstery carrier, inner and outer longitudinally arrangedgrooved holding devices-at the upper edge portion thereof, and a longitudinally grooved holding device at the lower edge thereof, upholstering material secured within said upper grooved holding devices and extending from one of them over and into the other and thence downward to the lower grooved holding device wherein it is secured and means extending outward from the .outer upper gIOOVQd holding means whereby-the upper portion of the carrier .is supported by the upper side portion ofthe vehicle.

3. In a vehicle, an upholstery carrier having atlits upper end'portiona sheet metal upholstery holding device formed with a plurality of longitudinally extending channels intermediate of its opposite edges, upholstery extending into such channels and means for retaining the upholstery therein.

4. In a vehicle, an upholstery carrier having near one edge two channels separated by a roll shaped portion,upholstery extending into such channels and surroundin portion and means for retaining t e upholstery therein.

5. In a vehicle, an upholstery carrier having a beaded edge, and two channels, one adjacent to the beaded ed e and separated from its companion by a roll shaped portion, upholstery extending into such channels and surrounding the roll region and means for retaining the upholstery in such channels.

6. For a vehicle, removable upholstery comprising a carrier formed of sheet metal comprising a convex body portion, grooved holding portions at its upper end portion, a head piece of roll shape located between said grooved holding portions, an outwardly extending upper portion for engagement with the upper portion of the body of a vehicle, grooved holding means at the lower part of the body portion of the carrier and upholstery materialextending over the body and head portions and secured in place by the upper and lower securing means.

7. For a vehicle, removable upholstery comprising a metal carrier having body and the roll head portions with grooved securing portions and lateral holding portion, and upholstery material extending over the body and head portions and held in position by the grooved securing means, substantially as hereinbefore described.

8. For a vehicle, a bodily removable upholstered member comprising a carrier provided at its upper end portion with a longitudinally extending convex head portion and at the outer side thereof, a longitudinally extending laterally projecting part adapted to co-operate with the adjacent upper edge portion of the body of the vehicle, upholstering material secured to the outer side of said head portion between the same and the said laterally projecting part, extending over the convex head portion and secured to the opposite side thereof and extending down over the inner side of said carrier and means for securing the lower edge of said upholstering material to the lower portion of said carrier.

9. For a vehicle, a bodily removable upholstered member comprising a carrier provided at its upper end portion with a longitudinally extending convex head portion, parallel longitudinally extending upholstery holding devices adjacent to the lower side of said convex head portion and at the outer side of said head portion a longitudinally extending laterally projecting part adapted to co-operate with the adjacent upper edge portion of the body of a vehicle, and upholstering material extending over the convex head portion, held in place Within said holding devices and extending down over the inner side of said carrier and means for holding the downwardly extending portion of said upholstering means to the lower portion of said carrier.

10. For a vehicle having a body provided with a concealed channel at its upper end, a bodily removable upholstered member comprising a carrier provided at its upper end portion with a longitudinally extending convex head portion, parallel longitudinally extending upholstery holding devices adjacent to the lower side of said convex head portion and at the outer and inner sides respectively of the said head portion, a longitudinally extending laterally projecting part having a beaded edge adapted to engage with the said concealed channel of a vehicle body, upholstering material extending from the outer holding devices over the convex head portion to the inner holding devices and downward over the inner side of the carrier and means for securing the lower portion of said material to the lower portion of said carrier.

Signed at London, England, this 12th day of January 1920.

HUBERT EUGENE SC-RUTTON. 

